Rumi

Poet, Philosopher

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet and philosopher known for his profound explorations of love and spirituality, particularly in 'The Masnavi'.

Born
September 30, 1207
Died
December 17, 1273
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"Love is a mirror. In it you see nothing except your reflection. You see nothing except your real face."

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"Heart be brave. If you cannot be brave, just go. Love's glory is not a small thing."

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"Sell Not Yourself At Little Price, Being So Precious In God's Eyes."

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"Sometimes the shadow stays next to the Light. Sometimes it disappears into the Light"

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"Now even the heavens are thankful that because of love I have become the giver of light."

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"Those who don't feel this love pulling them like a river, those who don't drink dawn like a cup of springwater or take in sunset like a supper, those who don't want to change, let them sleep."

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"I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks."

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"Oh god Let all lovers be content Give them happy endings Let their lives be celebrations Let their hearts dance in the fire of your love"

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"We bury our seeds and wait, Winter blocks the road, Flowers are taken prisoner underground, But then green justice tenders a spear"

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"Oh sky, without me, do not change, Oh moon, without me, do not shine; Oh earth, without me, do not grow, Oh time, without me, do not go. ...Oh, you cannot go, without me."

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"Don't try to steer the boat. Don't open shop for yourself. Listen. Keep silent. You are not God's mouthpiece. Try to be an ear, And if you do speak, ask for explanations."

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"Angels dance only with You, Beloved and only before You do I bow in adoration. You may accept me or not but I will be at your feet forever."

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"At every moment, Love's voice talks to us from left and from right. All we have to do is to know how to listen."

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"God does not look at your outer forms, but at the love within your love."

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"Nearness to God is common to us all, Because we're all created and sustained by God, But only the authentically noble Possess and live that nearness That's a constant upswelling passion of love."

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"I belong to the beloved. Have seen the two worlds as one and that one call to and know. ...First, Last, Outer, Inner, only that breath breathing. HUMAN BEING."

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"One day you will take me completely out of myself, I'll do what the angels cannot do. Your eyelash will write on my cheek the poem that hasn't been thought of."

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